According to Business INsider Relatives of Rahaf al-Qunun, who fled her family and secured asylum in Canada, said in a statement that they disown her. Her father Mohammed al-Qunun is a high-ranking government official. He said she had insulted him and acted disgracefully. Al-Qunun fled on January 5 and went viral with live social media posts from Bangkok airport, where she barricaded herself in a hotel room.
Al-Qunun says she fled to avoid an arranged marriage and to have freedom.